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yupp..dammn new england weather, my town sucks at plowing roads and I got a goo taste if it today. This morning on the way to school, it was like -15 outside, bitter cold. Going through a corner slowly like around 30, thought I had grip but I felt the car started to kick out, put my hand on the e-brake and started doing some e-brake action to get the car back but I hit black ice and completely went 360 and hit a huuuge snow bank, no damage to car except for the driver side fog light bracket, that snapped. lower grill got pushed in a little, dammn I had to have an F150 pull me outa there, I hate snow 
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When you say kick out... I am guessing you mean the back end... so why are you touching the e-brake? In that situation an ebrake wouldn't help you, your right foot will.
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Exactly.. E-brake makes the back end slide out.. So making the back end slide out more than it already was = 360
Also, how do you do 30 around a corner in the snow? 30 is fast enough as it is on dry pavement, let alone one that is slick.
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Originally posted by N-terst8:
When you say kick out... I am guessing you mean the back end... so why are you touching the e-brake? In that situation an ebrake wouldn't help you, your right foot will.
Sounds like the e-brake put you into the snow bank. Giving it gas is not the natural thing to do but lots of times, it's the right thing.
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Ebrake? You don't do that on a front wheel drive! If you're loose you stab the gas(if possible). With black ice you really can't do anything, but in other situations if you're spinning out with a front wheel drive you point the steering wheel in the direction you want to go and give it some gas. Most of the time you can pull out of it.
Sucks about your car either way though!
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Originally posted by Figols:
but in other situations if you're spinning out with a front wheel drive you point the steering wheel in the direction you want to go and give it some gas. Most of the time you can pull out of it.
Not when you have bald back tired! 
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no no no..I didn't mean like back end kicking out..god no, id never pull the e-brake. I meant that my whole car wasnt turning and it was just going straight instead of turning
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Should have just eased off everything in that case, until you started to get some traction ... then use the gas and second to put back on track ... I'm always telling my wife not to brake when she's losing traction.
At least the damage doesn't sound too bad though.
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Originally posted by RawBurt:
bald back tired!
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